Nightmare on Congress St. Three stages. Four bands. Fifth Avenue. It’s all going down even bigger and better than ever, because this year, Hotel Congress is taking over Fifth Avenue and adding a third stage on the street. The hotel will be decked out, and performances by The Michigan Rattlers, Black Mood, Alien Atmosphere, The Surfbroads, RJ RipDee and El Tambo will go late into the night. But the highlight? The insane costume contests with more than $3,000 in prizes. So don’t forget to bring your costume—this night, and a lot more than that, could end up paying for itself. 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. $10 GA or $30 VIP. 21+. Details Here.

Halloween Party at Kartchner Caverns? What’s a spookier venue than a cavern? While you try to think of a suitable answer, head on over to Kartchner this Friday evening for some Halloween fun with the kids. There will be plenty of games, crafts, prizes and chances to learn about Halloween’s favorite animal, the bat. And don’t forget to dress up! (Seriously, any reason to wear a Halloween costume more than one time is a good enough reason for us.) Entry is $7 per vehicle OR one non-perishable food item for each member of your party, to be donated to the Benson Food Bank. A Halloween with heart! 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Kartchner Caverns State Park, 2980 AZ-90, Benson. Details Here.

Boo at the Zoo 2018. There’s nothing like a stroll through the Egyptian catacombs, or down Scarecrow Alley, or through a good ol’ western skele-town to get you in the Halloween spirit. But  is there a way to access all of those in one night? Yes! You can even do it three nights in a row, if you want. You and your family can stroll through all of the zoo’s special Halloween areas and stop to play games and meet your favorite superheroes and princesses, as well as a magical wizard, along the way. Check out the fall zone, the steam punk entourage, the winter wonderland, the Pirates of the Scare-ibbean area and Dr. Z’s Mad LAB learning center. Older kids might like the Crandell Glass Scary Loop, and everyone will like the pumpkin patch. 6 to 8 p.m. (with 5:30 p.m. early admission for zoo members). Friday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Oct. 28. Reid Park Zoo, 3400 Zoo Court. $10 non-members, $8 members, free for kids 2 and under. Details Here.

Oro Valley’s Halloween Spooktacular. This Oro Valley Community Center tradition is like fine wine, in that it’s only gotten better with time. It is not like fine wine in that it is perfect for kids to enjoy. This year, there’s hay rides, more food options and accommodations for more than a thousand costumed kiddos. As always, themed activities, costumed staff and a live DJ will also be around to keep the party lively. If you haven’t already, get your costume ready now! And maybe get one with a little extra room, because this event has free candy. 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Oro Valley Community Center, 10555 N. La Cañada Drive. Free. Details Here.

Gelato Festival Tucson 2018. This is something special that you will not want to miss if you are a gelato lover, or even just an ice-cream lover. As part of a competition between gelato chefs from around the world, the festival serves as an opportunity to see passionate chefs compete for a chance to participate in the 2021 grand finals in Italy and, ultimately, obtain the title of Gelato Festival World Master. The competition looks to spread the culture of artisan Italian gelato and offers guests a selection of high-quality gelato, with tasting to vote for a favorite flavor. Noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, and Sunday, Oct. 28. 2905 E. Skyline Drive. Details Here.

Casino Del Sol: Oktoberfest. Have you been enjoying Oktoberfest events already and want to get a last one in before October is over? Or have you not been to one yet and still want to get to one? Casino Del Sol is hosting their own Oktoberfest in the AVA Amphitheater including live music, contests, food and beer. Noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. 5655 W. Valencia Road. 21+ Details Here.

Feast with the Dearly Departed. Tucson Botanical Gardens is celebrating Dia de los Muertos and Mexican-American culture with a feast with the dearly departed. It’s a day to honor loved ones with personal offerings and mementos; live music, food, drinks, storytelling, face painting and children’s activities will be available. The garden will be filled with dancing skeletons and more. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Details Here.

Halloween Block Party! Who will you choose to represent in the battle of good against evil? In this fun street event, choose to dress up as a good or evil creature and possibly win a cash prize. O’Malleys & The Hut are putting together another block party with four DJs, live bands, food trucks and a costume contest with more than $1,000 in cash prizes. 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. 305 N. Fourth Ave. 21+

Rockabilly & Blues BBQ. In its debut version of the event, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort will entertain their guests with a night under the stars with live bands, Harleys, hotrods, local craft beer, contests, costumes, games, prizes and delicious BBQ. The event will begin at the Ventana Golf Course but will then take you to the Coyote Corral for the main event. 6:15 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. 7000 N. Resort Drive. $40. 21+ Details Here.

The Art of Plating. This event takes food and plating and combine them for a unique event. Taking place inside the Copenhagen Furniture Store, guests will get to experience fine wines, artfully plated dishes and live music. Each guests will get to travel from station to station to meet some of Tucson’s top chefs and see how they plate small versions of each dish—and sample it, too! Guests will vote on their favorite station in the People’s Choice Awards. 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. 3660 E. Fort Lowell Road. $75 Details Here.

Lights! Camera! Pops! Not really into classical music, but want to be the kind of person who goes to the symphony? This is the night for you. The Tucson Symphony Orchestra will be playing film scores from hits ranging from the 1930s to some of the biggest recent blockbusters. We’re talkin’ Star Trek, Gone With The Wind, Indiana Jones, On Golden Pond and (of course!) Jaws. Composers will range from Korngold to Steiner to Dave Grusin to John Williams, and TSO’s much-loved former music director, Bob Bernhardt, will be returning to conduct all of the action. Get ready to get nostalgic! 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28. Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. $15 to $78. Details Here.

Mount Lemmon Gravel Grinder. If you’re the type of person who doesn’t think the phrase “gravel grinder” necessarily has a nice ring to it, we are not judging you—we think it sounds scary too. But if you are the kind of person who enjoys taking 40-, 50- or 60-mile bike rides up the “back side” of the Santa Catalina Mountains along the gravel road that connects Oracle to Summerhaven, you won’t want to miss this. You’ll challenge yourself mentally and physically, and then—hopefully—you’ll reward yourself for a job well done with a day full of festivities, food and drinks at the YMCA-Triangle Y Ranch. This is the third annual iteration of this event, and the first year they’ve added a fun ride and kids’ race. 60 Grind starts at 7:10 a.m., 50 Grind starts at 7:15, 40 Grind starts at 7:20, Fun Ride starts at 8:30 and the Kids’ Race starts at 9. Saturday, Oct. 27. YMCA – Triangle Ranch Camp, 34434 S. Y Camp Road, Oracle. $50 to $60. Details Here.

GLOWeen! It’s the final GLOW! event of the season, so find your most glowing ghoul costume and  head over to the Triangle L. Ranch to get your illumination on one last time. Beautiful art pieces will be lighting up the paths of the event, but if you do your part, you’ll be lighting it up too! The Oracle Art Ensemble and hypnopad will be providing music on the paths, and the Kings of Pleasure will provide music on the mainstage from 9 to 11 p.m. Laurel Wilson will be performing “Death Wears a Miniskirt,” and everyone who’s anyone will be participating in the costume contest! Plus, performances by Circus Amperion, tarot card readings by Felicitas and Chad and food and (non-alcoholic) drinks available all night! 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Triangle L Ranch, 2805 N. Triangle L Ranch Road, Oracle. $21.44 adults 13 and up, $12.86 kids 4 to 12 and free for kids 3 and under. Details Here.

Hooligan’s Horror Halloween Ball. Flam Chen, Tucson’s very own society of fearless fire dancers, is hosting a Halloween party for people who aren’t quite fearless fire dancers themselves, but who  sure do enjoy watching it. Wear a mask to this masquerade ball and you’ll fit right in with Flam Chen’s masked performers, the Hooligans, and their cast of creepy characters like the fire dancing twisted sisters, ravenous aerial arachnids and the blood thirsty rabid DJ VAMPYRAT. Dranx and Fun will perform as guest artists. They’re billing it as the best Halloween party EVER, and it certainly sounds like it’s going to be one for the books. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. MSA Annex, 267 Avenida del Convento. $20 at the door, but $15 if you’re in costume, so don’t be lame. Details Here.

Freddy’s Friday Night Cruise-In & Car Show Trunk or Treat. What could make a car show full of some of the most gorgeous vehicles in town, in the cool fall weather, even better? How about candy? The Freddy’s Car Show, which happens the last Saturday of every month, is having an extra-special car show this week, in which everyone who brings a car is asked to participate in handing out candy, and everyone who attends the free show can trunk-or-treat their way through the lines of cars. Decorate your car, truck, bike or SUV. And most importantly, decorate yourself in your Halloween costume! Car show is 4 to 9 p.m., and trunk-or-treating starts at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Freddy’s/Native Parking lot, 11143 N. Oracle Road. $10 registration for vehicles, free to trunk-or-treat. Details Here.

Wildcats Football. Do you like watching college football at an ungodly hour of the night with teams wearing toxic colored uniforms? If so, then you’re in luck, as the Arizona Wildcats will host the University of Oregon Ducks at Arizona Stadium this Saturday, Oct. 27. The game, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m., pits the Ducks high-powered offense, led by Heisman Trophy candidate QB Justin Herbert, against Arizona’s bipolar defense that features future NFL linebackers Colin Schooler and Kylan Wilborn. This week’s contest is Arizona’s homecoming game, which means there’s sure to be fireworks in the sky during the game, even if the on-field fireworks are kept to a minimum by the Ducks’ staunch defense. Details Here.

Five Awake. In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Murphy-Wilmot Library is screening this documentary that tells the story of five women in Louisiana who set out to strengthen their state’s domestic violence prevention laws. The event, sponsored by Gun Violence Prevention Arizona, will also include a panel of community leaders discussing the ways we can reduce domestic violence in our own community. You’ll hear from Anna Harper-Guerrero, executive VP of Emerge; Assistant Chief Carla Johnson of the Tucson Police Department; Judge Wendy Million of Tucson Domestic Violence Court; Tami Sanchez, lead victim advocate for the Pima County Attorney’s Office; and Senator David Bradley, representing LD10. 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Murphy-Wilot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road. Free. Details Here.

Grapes to Glass Art & Wine Festival. Maynards Market & Kitchen is hosting its fourth annual Grapes to Glass. This event brings together local wines, delicious food, live music, crafts, and regional artwork in a nice venue for wine enthusiasts. In close proximity to Tucson’s Historic Train Depot, the event combines craft and pleasure. 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. 400 N. Toole Ave. $30 Details Here.


Spooky Kids Halloween & Wag-O-Ween. It will be hard to find a cuter event. Along with cute  children dressing up in their favorite Halloween costumes, we will be getting dogs also dressed up in their favorite Halloween costume. On top of that, it’s a great chance to enjoy a meal or drink on Tucson’s historic Fourth Avenue. The pet costume contest will take place at 4 p.m. and then the children costume contest will happen at 6 p.m, both at the Sky and Sand parking lot. Candy and dog treats will be distributed all throughout the event. 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Fourth Ave. Details Here. 

Presto! An Afternoon of Magic, Comedy and Illusion. Tucson is always surprising us with what it has to offer. For example, did you know that we have two of our very own international award-winning illusionists, John Shyrock and Mari Lynn? They’re teaming up with magician/comedian John George for an afternoon of wonder, high-energy and lots and lots of laughter. They’ve performed hundreds of sold-out shows together over the last decade, and now’s your turn to get in on the magic. Have you ever gone to see a kick-ass magic show on a Sunday afternoon and regretted it? We didn’t think so. Get your tickets now. 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley. $25, with discounts for kids, students, seniors and military. Details Here.

The Green Valley Concert Band outdoor concert. Live music always has a certain power to it. But put a concert underneath a Tucson sunset, and you’re really in for a treat. The band is playing as part of the city’s Joy of Music: Emotion and Variety series, and they’ll have a few seasonally and regionally appropriate delights. Keep an ear out for some spooky Halloween sounds, and stay vigilant so you don’t miss the cowboy singalong opportunity. All are welcome! 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Historic Canoa Ranch, 5375 I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. $10 suggested donation. Details Here.

Ballet Folklorico Tapatio. Ballet Folklorico Tapatio is celebrating 21 years with this anniversary concert. Just in case you haven’t been around Tucson for quite that long, this nonprofit dance group gives kids and young adults the opportunity to learn about Mexican culture and history through dance, and to find their confidence and sense of self-esteem while they do it. They’ve done a pretty darn good job of building a sense of community over the past couple of decades, and it shows—they’ll have more than 150 dancers onstage for this event. Local art, local community and a stage lit up with passion? Why would you miss it? 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave. $18. Details Here.

TMC Get Moving Half-Marathon, 5K and FitKidz Mile. This event not only has a variety of distances to choose from, but it has a huge variety of ways to celebrate after you’re done with your race up Sentinel Peak and though downtown. We’re talking a vendor expo, a jumping castle for the kids and even a breakfast-after party. Plus, of course, plenty of local bands playing live music to keep you going. There’s prizes for top runners within each age group, and plenty of food trucks and post-race snacks to keep you going. Proceeds will help fund local organizations like the Watershed Management group and Team Hoyt Arizona. Early start for the half marathon is at 5:45 a.m. and regular start is at 6:30 a.m. 5K begins at 8 a.m. and FitKidz mile begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Jacome Plaza, 115 N. Church. Half-marathon is $75, 5K is $40 and the FitKidz mile is free. Details Here.

Spooktacular Sunday at Flandrau. Whether you have kids who love flashing lights or you know you’ll be nursing a Saturday-night-Halloween-party-hangover and want to be in a cool, dark, wonderful place, the Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium has got you covered with an afternoon of special, Spooktacular programming the Sunday before Halloween. Perfect Little Planet, which takes younger audiences on a tour of our solar system from the perspective of a family visiting from another star system, is at 1 p.m. A Frightlights Halloween Laser Show is showing at both 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., and is perfect for anyone who likes Halloween and fun. And We Are Stars, an animated show about cosmic chemistry also geared toward younger audiences, is showing at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, 1601 E. University Blvd. Flandrau admission is $16 adults and $12 for kids 4 to 17, senior, military and college students with ID, and additional shows are $3 each. Tickets can’t be purchased in advance, but they can be reserved at 621-4516 and if you show up 15-20 minutes early to claim them. Details Here.

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Died Laughing

“I first did comedian karaoke when Joel Martin had a show at the now defunct BZs pizza bistro,” says Comedy at the Wench honcho Roxy Merrari. "I had a blast!”

That experience inspired Died Laughing, a costumed mash-up of famous comedians’ material impersonated by popular local comics. The fun starts at 7 pm., Monday, Oct. 29 at the Surly Wench Pub. Admission is by donation.

“It's not actual karaoke,” says Merrari. “We are doing these people's material live based on recordings. There is magic in seeing legends sharing a stage for the first time.
Just to suspend disbelief and hear the jokes live, so much brilliance from 50 years of beloved comedy legends is a treat.”

Comedy at the Wench has few boundaries but host Merrari is always in control.

“There are no off-limit topics in my book,” she says, “but there is a line where a joke disrespects the venue, the host, the patrons, and fellow performers.”

Cross that line and any comic gets the boot.

This year’s cast includes KXCI’s Bridgitte Thum as Phyllis Diller; Marcus Raymond Gallegos as Andy Kaufman; Tony C as Garry Shandling; Dominic DiTolla as Robin Williams; Monte Benjamin as Bernie Mac; Mo Urban as Bill Hicks; and Charlie Ludwig as Rodney Dangerfield.

Merrari co-hosts as Mitch Hedburg with Amber Frame as George Carlin.

The Return of the Unbookables

Roxy’s standards of decency set a low bar, but Andy Andrist and Kristine Levine, Joey G’s guests for Comedy at the Mint on Tuesday, Oct. 30, occasionally blow right through it.

The pair were among a handful of raucous comics Doug Standhope sought out for a benighted foray into the dark side of comedy touring with a remarkably soft underbelly of friendship and caring. The Unbookables, Standhope’s notorious 2012 documentary from that tour was re-released on DVD in June.

Levine is a popular Tucson comedian best known as an on-air personality on The World Famous Frank Show on 96.1 KLPX.

The show starts at 8 p.m.; $5 cover.

Charter school leaders are looking for a kumbaya moment after being rocked by recent stories of corruption and profiteering, which led some Republican candidates to step away from them and adopt a harder line on increasing charter oversight and transparency. (Don't worry, charter folks, Republicans don't mean it. If they're reelected, they'll be your friends and apologists once again.) So charters are sending out the spin doctors to staunch the bleeding.

Prime example: an op-ed in the Arizona Republic by Rhonda Cagle, chief communications and development officer for Imagine Schools, a national charter chain with over a dozen schools in Arizona. The headline reads, Everything you need to know about Arizona charter schools. Actually, it's not quite everything, and what Cagle states as fact has a whole lot of spin mixed in.

The op-ed begins by saying charter schools have been under scrutiny lately — true fact. Also that scrutiny can be a good way to stimulate dialog — another true fact. And that lots of families choose to send their kids to charters — yet another true fact. It ends by saying we shouldn't be asking whether or not charter schools are better, we should applaud the number of viable educational options presented to students and their parents, both charter and district schools. I agree. Good schools for your children are where you find them, and charters are part of the mix.

All that is fine, pretty much down the middle. But at other times, Cagle's assertions aren't as hard and fast as she makes them out to be.

Bookmans East Bookstore is hosting a Young Adult Book Club this month starting on Saturday, October 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The book chosen for the book club is acclaimed New York Times bestseller Caraval by Stephanie Garber. A mystery fantasy novel about a girl named Scarlett who is forced into marriage by her father. Scarlett and her sister Tella escape from their father and tiny island home to visit Caraval, a once a year extravagant performance. Bookman's invites you to stick your nose into a book of love, heartbreak and magic.

Bookmans is also hosting a studio night of halloween painting on Friday, Oct. 26. The painting class is free and all ages are welcome. No need to bring painting supplies, all crafts will be provided.

Sign up for both events by e-mailing [email protected] and receive updates via Facebook by joining our official Young Adult Group.

Since the beginning of October, the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation has invited local pre-kindergarden through 12th grade teachers to apply for a Teachers and Technology program.

The program offers grants up to $5,000 to fund STEM projects in classrooms including subjects like science, technology, engineering and math. The grant program started in 2008 and has since awarded more than $8 million dollars in grants to teachers. It has provided students with the opportunity to use recent technology tools in their education and supports student achievement.

The CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation is an organization dedicated to improving local communities. In the 2017-2018 school year, nearly 2,000 grant applications were submitted and more than 300 grants were awarded based on the project's overall innovation and anticipated impact the project would have in the classroom.

Applications for the Teachers and Technology grant will be accepted now through Jan. 12, 2019. The review process will be completed and grants will be presented from April 1 to May 15. To apply for a grant, click here. 

The course of the University of Arizona's football season hinges on the outcome of Saturday's contest with a juggernaut from the Pacific Northwest.

The Wildcats (3-5, 2-3) return to Arizona Stadium this Saturday, with the Oregon Ducks coming to Tucson for the first time since their stunning loss to the Wildcats in 2014.

That loss, which stemmed from a late strip-sack by do-it-all linebacker Phillip 'Scooby' Wright, propelled the Wildcats to a 10-2 regular season and their first (and only) appearance in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game.

Fast-forward some 48 months and much has changed. The Ducks have gone through two coaches (Mark Helfrich and Willie Taggart), while Arizona canned Rich Rodriguez in the offseason.

The Ducks have emerged from their recent slumber with vigor, thanks to first-year coach Mario Cristobal and junior QB Justin Herbert, with a 5-2 record, despite recent losses to Washington State and Stanford.

It'll be a tall task for the Wildcats to spring the upset at home this week, with Vegas putting the home team as a 9.5-point underdog.

It's hard to blame them, given Arizona's anemic defense, which ranks 10th in the conference in points allowed (29.0), 11th in yards per game allowed (440.6) and 11th in rushing yards per game allowed (195.9).

The Ducks, meanwhile, have found their groove offensively, ranking second overall in yards per game (460.7), with Herbert averaging 269.0 passing yards per game (second-best in the Pac-12).

It'll be interesting to see how Arizona's linebacking unit, led by sophomore Colin Schooler fares against Herbert and his stacked wideout corp.

Schooler has been a tour de force defensively for defensive coordinator Marcel Yates, with a team-high 81 tackles and 14.5 tackles for loss this season.

Schooler is also solid in defending the pass this season, sitting in a tie atop the team leaderboard with two interceptions this season.

He'll go against a Ducks offense that includes his brother, Brenden, who has 10 catches for 116 yards this season.

It's unclear whether Khalil Tate or sophomore backup Rhett Rodriguez, who completed 15-of-34 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns in his first collegiate start last week, will start on Saturday night.

This contest looks like it'll be one-sided (and not in Arizona's favor), though odd things are known to happen for the Ducks when they toe the lines of Arizona Stadium after dark.

How to Watch: Arizona and Oregon will play at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, with ESPN carrying the contest.

Who to Watch: Oregon junior quarterback Justin Herbert is a Heisman candidate and potential first round pick in next year's NFL Draft. He's thrown for 1,883 yards and 18 touchdowns, with 5 interceptions in 212 pass attempts. Junior receiver Dillon Mitchell has been solid for Cristobal's team as well, with a team-high 608 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns on 42 receptions this season.

How to Bet: Vegas has Oregon as a 9.5-point favorite, as of Thursday morning. The over/under for the contest is listed at 65.

Score Prediction: Oregon is far too good of a team to lose back-to-back road games, so I'll say that the Ducks will win this one easily. Oregon 42, Arizona 10

Shrek The Musical. If you think Shrek was good (and of course you thought Shrek was good, because Shrek is excellent), then wait ’til you see Shrek the Musical. You get way more backstory on Shrek and Fiona’s childhoods, you get a much-expanded version of the scene where the two try to out-fart one another, and you (of course) get a lot more singing. The Tucson branch of the national group Christian Youth Theater, a theater arts training program for students 8 to 14, is putting on their rendition of the Tony award-winning musical over at Pima Community College. Head on ogre and see the show before it’s too late! 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, and Friday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27, and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct. 28. PCC Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road. $15 in advance, $17 at the door, $13 per ticket for groups of 12 or more. Details Here.

Stargazing and Astronomy on Mount Lemmon. The Summerhaven Speaker Series continues with this talk from Alan Strauss, the director of the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter and Sky School. He’ll be talking about something that most people sort of get, but very few of us totally grasp: just how enormous the solar system is. In a talk appropriate for all ages, he’ll explain the size and scale of our solar system and galaxy while displaying gorgeous images of deep space captured by the Mount Lemmon telescopes themselves. Why not give trying to fathom just how far a lightyear is another shot? 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25. Chuck Bowden Mount Lemmon Community Center, 12949 N. Sabino Canyon Parkway, Mount Lemmon. Details Here.

The Special Magic of Music for Film. Hosted by the learning Curve, join former symphony director Bob Bernhardt for a chronological view of music in film from 1930 to present day on Thursday, Oct. 25. You will hear tunes from Gone With the Wind to The Last Jedi. There is no in between with the sounds that will ring in your ears all night long. Admission $49. 10 a.m-noon. The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Details Here.

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The University of Arizona's Young Democrats hosted a get-out-the-vote rally to gain momentum for the AZ's gubernatorial candidate, David Garcia.

Garcia was supported with speeches by fellow Democrats like Nina Turner, Rep. Raul Grijalva and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Among speeches covering education and immigration, the speakers emphasized how critical it is that young people turn out to vote.

The mid-day rally was held on McKinley field on the UA mall and was hit with frequent rain showers throughout the event. Democrats still felt "the Bern", and coming together to huddle under umbrellas and campaign posters.

Welcome to another week of college football in the Pacific 12 Conference, where the last remaining College Football Playoff contender (Oregon) has gone up in a cloud of smoke.

The Ducks fell victim to the Mike Leach Experience in Pullman in what was a one-sided romp on the Palouse, with the Cougars beating Oregon, 34-20, in front of a packed house at Martin Stadium in primetime.

The win propelled the Cougars within a half-game of in-state rival Washington in the Pac-12 North standings.

The two rivals will have a shot at settling that spot on Nov. 23, when the Huskies will play in Pullman.

We'll have to wait and see whether the Cougars will still be in contention by then, but as of now they're the best story in the Conference of Champions.

Here's how I see the conference shaking out from top-to-bottom ahead of a jam-packed week of conference action:


1. Washington State Cougars (6-1, 3-1)

Last Week: Beat Oregon, 34-20

This Week: At Stanford,  4 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)

The Cougars put on a show last week, ripping the Oregon Ducks limb for limb in front of as packed and energized a crowd as I've ever seen in Pullman. East Carolina University transfer QB Gardner Minshew was electric for Mike Leach's team, completing 39-of-51 passes for 323 yards and four touchdowns in the win, with eight different receivers snagging at least two catches in the team's 14-point wire-to-wire victory. The Cougars gave up 270 passing yards to the Ducks, but stuffed the team's rushing attack, which was held to 58 yards on 24 attempts. It's clear that the Cougars are a threat to be reckoned with in the conference, especially if they're able to knock off the Cardinal in Palo Alto on Saturday afternoon.

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